The Conservative Campaign Headquarters press office renamed its social media account 'factcheckUK' during the leaders' debate.
But some raised concerns it could be mistaken for independent fact checkers Full Fact, which described the Tory move as"inappropriate and misleading".
The @CCHQpress account is verified by Twitter, which means its profile page displays a blue tick intended to show other users that the account is genuine. Twitter's rules also state that users cannot"impersonate individuals, groups, or organisations in a manner that is intended to or does mislead, confuse, or deceive others".
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